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Title:
Copyright clearance for creatives : a guide for independent publishers and their support providers / Joyce L. Miller & Dr. C. Daniel Miller.
Author:
Miller, Joyce L., author.

Miller, C. Daniel, author.
Publication Information:
Denver, Colorado : Integrated Writer Services, LLC, 2013.
Call Number:
KF2995 .M545 2013
Abstract:
A guide designed to aid authors and publishers, and their support teams, in searching for and using good existing content created by others, and to educate them on how to protect their own content and control its uses.
Edition:
First print edition.
ISBN:
9780988644007
Physical Description:
vi, 178 pages : chiefly color illustrations, forms ; 28 cm
Contents:
Part 1: Infringement: rules and risks. The consequences -- Know who's responsible -- Know rights attached to ownership -- Licenses and agreements -- Part 2: When you don't need to ask: using others' works without permission. Fair use -- Public domain -- Part 3: Steps in the permissions process. Considerations before clearing rights -- Permissions agreements for text and visual art -- Creating a "Permissions tracking log" -- Why have alternative choices? -- Reasons for denials -- Locating contact information within various media -- Beyond the obvious: where to look next -- Finding the rights administrator -- Secondary sources to find rights owners -- Submitting the request -- Follow-up activities -- Steps in the permissions process -- Part 4: Finding and using content created by others: a list of sources -- Part 5: Protecting your work against abuse. Registering your work -- Taking a proactive approach.
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